Portal:Guinea

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Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres (94,926 sq mi).

Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. Guinea has a history of military coups d'état. After decades of authoritarian rule, it held its first democratic election in 2010. As it continued to hold multi-party elections, the country still faces ethnic conflicts, corruption, and abuses by the military and police. In 2011, the United States government claimed that torture by security forces and abuse of women and children (including female genital mutilation) were ongoing human rights issues. In 2021, a military faction overthrew president Alpha Condé and suspended the constitution.

Guinea is a member of United Nations, ECOWAS, South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and La Francophonie. Its membership in the African Union has been suspended since the 2021 coup. Muslims represent 90% of the population. The country is divided into four geographic regions: Maritime Guinea on the Atlantic coast, the Fouta Djallon or Middle Guinea highlands, the Upper Guinea savanna region in the northeast, and the Guinée forestière region of tropical forests. French, the official language of Guinea, is the language of communication in schools, government administration, and the media. More than 24 indigenous languages are spoken, and the largest are Susu, Pular, and Maninka, which dominate respectively in Maritime Guinea, Fouta Djallon, and Upper Guinea, while Guinée forestière is ethnolinguistically diverse. Guinea's economy is mostly dependent on agriculture and mineral production. It is the world's second-largest producer of bauxite and has deposits of diamonds and gold. As of the most recent survey in 2018, 66.2% of the population is affected by multidimensional poverty, and an additional 16.4% are vulnerable to it.

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The Noël Ballay monument stands in the courtyard of the museum

The Sandervalia National Museum (French: Musée national de Sandervalia) is the national museum of Guinea, situated in the capital, Conakry. Most of the rooms are empty, but it contains a limited display of traditional objects from different regions of Guinea, as well as objects and statues from the colonial era. Various craft items are for sale. (Full article...)

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... that the existence of Aitvaras, now a squadron of the Lithuanian Special Operations Force, was revealed after the capture of Lithuanian sailors in Guinea in 2000?

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... that upon independence from Portugal, the flags of São Tomé and Príncipe, Cape Verde, and Guinea-Bissau all featured the colours green, yellow and red, as well as black stars?
... that the national women's day of Guinea-Bissau commemorates the death of Titina Silá, who was killed on this day during the nation's war of independence?
... that to encourage the development of Bissau-Guinean cinema, one foreign filmmaker provided the country's film institute with cameras, lights, and a Steinbeck guitar?
... that Equatorial Guinea's national abortion law is, as of 2022, one of only eleven that requires a woman to get her spouse's approval to receive an abortion?
... that a banker was named the prime minister of Equatorial Guinea after his predecessor resigned during an economic crisis?

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The following are images from various Guinea-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1The Grand Mosque of Conakry was built under Ahmed Sékou Touré with funding from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. (from Guinea)
Image 2President Alpha Condé with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 September 2017 (from Guinea)
Image 3Regions of Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 4Kissidougou market (from Guinea)
Image 5Badiar National Park (from Guinea)
Image 6The Grand Mosque of Conakry was built under Ahmed Sékou Touré with funding from King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. (from Guinea)
Image 7Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 8Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, Niandankoro, Kankan Region, in eastern Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 9Malinke fisher women on the Niger River, Niandankoro, Kankan Region, in eastern Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 10Fouta Djallon highlands in central Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 11Regions of Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 12Kissidougou market (from Guinea)
Image 13President Ahmed Sékou Touré was supported by Communist states and, in 1961, visited Yugoslavia. (from Guinea)
Image 14President Ahmed Sékou Touré was supported by Communist states and, in 1961, visited Yugoslavia. (from Guinea)
Image 15A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions (from Guinea)
Image 16A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 17The 2019–2020 Guinean protests against the rule of Alpha Condé (from Guinea)
Image 18U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcoming Ahmed Sékou Touré outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 1979 (from Guinea)
Image 19Köppen climate classification of Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 20Dame de Mali (from Guinea)
Image 21President Alpha Condé with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 September 2017 (from Guinea)
Image 22Dame de Mali (from Guinea)
Image 23Badiar National Park (from Guinea)
Image 24A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions (from Guinea)
Image 25Köppen climate classification of Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 26U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcoming Ahmed Sékou Touré outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 1979 (from Guinea)
Image 27A market stall selling vegetables in Dinguiraye Prefecture, Guinea (from Guinea)
Image 28The 2019–2020 Guinean protests against the rule of Alpha Condé (from Guinea)